People v. Grant

Defendant was convicted of the crime of voluntary manslaughter by a jury in the circuit court of Cook County. The appellate court reversed the conviction, holding that defendant’s statutory right to a speedy trial (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 103—5) had been violated. (42 Ill. App. 3d 790.) We granted the State’s petition for leave to appeal, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 315 (58 Ill. 2d R. 315).

The defendant, Walter Grant, was arrested on January 25, 1973, for the murder of Jake Crosby. He was never released on bail. He was arraigned on April 5, 1973, and after several intervening…